Press Releases
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE REGIONAL SUMMIT ON CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs), 15 SEPTEMBER 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Colleague Heads Members of the Diplomatic Corps Representatives of Local, Regional and other International Agencies Representatives of Academia Members of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure to address this Regional Heads of Government Summit on Chronic and non-Communicable Diseases. I wish to extend fraternal greetings to my colleagues Heads of CARICOM and warmly welcome one and…
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MAKE THE HEALTHY CHOICE THE EASY CHOICE – PM DOUGLAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The groundbreaking CARICOM Heads of Government Summit on NCDs opened in Port-of-Spain, with a strong call from the Keynote Speaker the Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and the Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Health, in the Quasi Cabinet of CARICOM, to implement appropriate legislation, fiscal and…
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CARICOM HEADS ADOPT DECLARATION ON NCDs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The curtain came down on the landmark Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs) on Saturday, 15 September 2007, with the adoption of a fourteen-point declaration committing Heads of Government to collective action to stop the epidemic of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases. Among the tenets in the declaration titled, Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TO THE MEDIA CLINIC FOR THE SUMMIT ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 15 SEPTEMBER 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to address the media on issues related to the Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases to be held in Port of Spain at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Saturday 15 September. The burden of non-Communicable Diseases This Summit results from a decision of CARICOM Heads of Government in July 2006 after receiving a presentation…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TO THE MEDIA CLINIC FOR THE SUMMIT ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 15 SEPTEMBER 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to address the media on issues related to the Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases to be held in Port of Spain at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Saturday 15 September. The burden of non-Communicable Diseases This Summit results from a decision of CARICOM Heads of Government in July 2006 after receiving a presentation…
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NO QUICK FIXES FOR CHRONIC NCDs, SAYS SIR GEORGE ALLEYNE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With the first CARICOM Heads of Government Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) just two days away, the Caribbean Community has been warned that “we are in for the long haul” and “there would be no quick fixes” to curtailing the burden of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean. Speaking today at a Media…
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AFRICAN DIASPORA WANTS CARICOM TO PURSUE REPARATIONS AGENDA FOR SLAVERY
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The African Diaspora at its recent Global Conference held in Bridgetown, Barbados issued a call for CARICOM governments to collaborate with the African Union in developing appropriate mechanisms to ensure that Third States such as several European states, Canada and the United States expedite the implementation of reparations for their role in slavery. Jointly…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT OPENS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR SIR JOHN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With the passing of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Sir John George Melvin Compton, OCC, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will open a book of condolence for signature from Wednesday, 12 September 2007, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m on weekdays, as a mark of respect to this great…
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CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN JAMAICA : PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission was mounted as a result of an invitation by the Government of Jamaica to monitor the General Elections, scheduled originally for 27 August 2007 but postponed to 3 September 2007 mainly due to the impact of hurricane Dean. The key tasks of the eight-person Mission were to monitor the preparations and organizational arrangements for the…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT RECEIVES PUBLICATIONS ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION
CARICOM Secretariat receives publications on Regional Integration (CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat today received eight new publications on regional integration from Ian Randle Publishers of Jamaica. The publications were received by Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Dr. Edward Greene, who accepted on behalf of the CARICOM Secretary-General, H.E. Edwin Carrington. Mr. Ian Randle,…
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